According to the conference with Obersturmbannfuehrer Sievers, I tried to get the film back on the same day, but Colonel Vorwald was still at the development conference. When I telephoned the next day and requested that the film be handed back, Colonel Vorwald declared that he would like to keep the film until after Sunday, 13 September, since on this day the Reich Marshal was coming and might perhaps desire to see the film. Accordingly, I let Colonel Vorwald keep the film for that day. On 14 September, I went to fetch the film from Colonel Vorwald, and was informed that it had not been shown. On the same day I spoke with Stabsarzt Bruehl, who informed me that Oberstarzt Kalk had transmitted, still on 11 September, our wishes concerning distribution and confirmation of the experiments to the State Secretary. The State Secretary had approved the distribution schedule, and said that a continuation of the experiments was not urgent. A few days later the distribution schedule accepted by the State Secretary was sent to the German Aviation Research Institute by Colonel Pendele, and the report was subsequently transmitted by the Institute to the offices concerned. Since that time I have not received any news either concerning the film or concerning the report. [Signed] DR. ROMBERG TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 1612-PS PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 79 LETTER FROM RUDOLF BRANDT TO RASCHER, 13 DECEMBER 1942, AND HIMMLER’S ORDER ASSIGNING RASCHER TO HIGH-ALTITUDE EXPERIMENTS The Reich Leader SS Field Command Post [Rubber stamp]: Personal Staff of Reich Leader SS Documentation Section File No.: Confidential Field Command Post, 13 December 1942 The Reich Leader SS Personal Staff Journal No. 19/10/43 g, Bra/Secret 1. Hauptsturmfuehrer Dr. med. Rascher [illegible] * * * SS 2. Reich Leader SS Berlin 3. Medical Office in SS Fuehrungshauptamt (SS Operational Main Office) Berlin 4. SS Obergruppenfuehrer Pohl, Berlin 5. Ahnenerbe Berlin-Dahlem Enclosed I am sending you a letter of the Reich Leader SS (copy of same) with an order for SS Hauptsturmfuehrer Dr. Rascher. You are requested to duly note and accord needed assistance to Hauptsturmfuehrer Dr. Rascher in the carrying through of his experiments. By order [Initialed] B. SS Obersturmbannfuehrer Prinz Albrechtstrasse [Rubber stamp] Personal Staff of Reich Leader SS Documentation Section Journal No.: Confidential